INVERNESS TRAVEL
Planes
Dalcross International Airport is 9.7 miles from Inverness. There is a frequent bus service between the airport and city centre and taxis are available outside the Terminal Building.
Airlines flying to and from Inverness are:
Aer Arann to Dublin
EasyJet to Bristol, Gatwick & Luton
Flybe to Belfast City, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Jersey, Kirkwall, Manchester, Southampton, Stornoway, Sumburgh & Benbecula
Lufthansa to Dusseldorf, Germany
Gatwick Airport Guide provides Gatwick Airport passengers with useful and comprehensive information about the airport. It gives a very practical overview of the airport and a concise breakdown of how to move around. The guide will also help you find the best transport option and directions to and from the airport.
Car Hire
Car hire is available inside the Terminal Building with:
Avis - Rental desk is just outside baggage reclaim.
Europcar - Rental desk is just outside baggage reclaim.
Other companies offering car hire from the Airport include:
Focus - For all you car, van, minibus and 4x4 requirements in the Highlands.
Taxis
Tartan Taxis - 01463 222 777
Highland Taxis - 01463 222 222
Coaches
Scottish Citylink cover almost all the major routes within Scotland and Inverness has regular coach connections with Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fort William, Oban, Ullapool, Aberdeen, Wick, Isle of Skye, etc.
Megabus is a new budget double decker bus service operating between Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Stagecoach Buses operate on local routes (e.g. Inverness city centre, Strathpeffer, Beauly, Cromarty, Dingwall, etc.). Timeables can be obtained by clicking here or they are available at Inverness Bus Station.
Trains
Inverness is easily accessible by train on the railway lines to/from Edinburgh/Perth, Aberdeen, Wick and Kyle of Lochalsh and from anywhere in the UK. The National Rail Enquiries web site provides online information & booking and Scotrail have great deals for journeys around Scotland.
Ferries
NorthLink Ferries travel to Orkney and Shetland. Choose from up to three sailings a day from Scrabster (near Thurso) to Stromness in Orkney and nightly sailings from Aberdeen to Lerwick in Shetland - with four of these sailings going via Orkney's capital, Kirkwall.
Caledonian MacBrayne Hebridean & Clyde Ferries sail to twenty-four destinations on Scotland's West Coast. From Arran in the south to Lewis in the north. Their network covers some of the most beautiful and dramatic places in Scotland.
Pentland Ferries cross the Pentland Firth to Orkney. The crossing takes approximately one hour during which you will sail through the Pentland Firth and into the Orkney Archipelago. This is the shortest and quickest sea route to Orkney with your car.
JogFerry provide a passenger ferry service from John O' Groats in the Far North of Scotland to Orkney. Every day all summer from 1st May to 30th September.